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#DCEEF5

Ice Blue · very light neutral

About #DCEEF5

#DCEEF5 is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 93% green and 96% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is virtually identical to Ice Blue (ΔE 2.6), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F5E3DC (linen), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.59:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red220
Green238
Blue245

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 2.6
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.4
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 10.0

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #DCEEF5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DCEEF5.
1.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #DCEEF5.
17.59:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCEEF5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCEEF5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAEDF5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E9F5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6F0F0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCEEF5?

#DCEEF5 is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 93% green and 96% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #DCEEF5?

Use black text. Black on #DCEEF5 has a contrast ratio of 17.59:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCEEF5?

Its complementary colour is #F5E3DC, and analogous partners are #DCF5F0 and #DCE2F5.